Resilient glide for furniture



Jan. 5, 1932 B. c. RICE RESILIENT GLIDE FOR FURNITURE Filed June 12. 1929 firs--1- Patented Jan... 5, 1932 "ran STATES.

BRANGHE C. RICE, OF CLEVEIAND, OHIO RESILIENT GLIDE FOR FURNITURE Application filed June 12,

This invention relates to glides for furniture and more particularly for chairs, and has for its principal object to provide a gllde, consisting of a glide member resiliently supported in a shoe fixed to the foot of each leg of a chair.

Another object of the invention is to provide a resilient glide for chairs, whichwill permit easy sliding movement of the chair when unoccupied over the floor, and when'the chair becomes occupied the glide members will disappear within the shoes and the shoes will rest firmly upon the floor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a resilient glide for chairs of the above character, which is of simple and practical construction, and quiet in use.

With the above and-other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will be distinctly pointed out in the appended,

claims.

In the drawings, similar characters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a glide constructed in accordance with my invention and applied to the leg of a chair,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation takenon line 33 of Fig. 2, the bottom of the shoe being in spaced relation to the floor,

Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3, the shoe resting upon the fioor,;and

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line ing a lower inturned flange 9, and an upper inturned flange 10 which extends downwardly at 11 to serve as a retaining means for a coiled spring 12. The base 6 of the shoe 3 is provided with a central opening 13,

1929. Serial 1N0. 370,243.

and loosely mounted therein, so as to be capable of vertical movement, is a cup shaped glide member 14 having an outwardly extending horizontal flange 15, which is slidable vertically within the housing 8. The coiled spring 12 is of suitable tension for supporting the weight of the chair and is arranged between the flange 15 of the glide member 14 and the upper flange 10 of the housing 8. The bottom of the glide member 14 is provided with a central opening 16 for the purpose of admitting a suitable tool in order to force the pin 2 into the foot of the chair le The pin 2 has a flat head 17, which is embe dad in the shoe 3, and a Washer 18 embedded in the top 5 of said shoe and encircling said pin, which serve to support the pin in the shoe.

From the drawings and description, it will be seen that this resilient glide will permit 7 p the easy sliding of a chair when unoccupied 7c and when occupied, the shoe will be forced downwardly over the glide member and the shoe will rest firmly upon the floor, and that the glide is simple and pratical.

It will be understood that slight changes .7: in the. details of construction may be made within the scope of the claims.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is: i

1. In a glide for furniture, the combination of a shoe,'the shoe having a base adapted to rest upon a floor, the shoe being hollowed out from the base, a housing fixed within said shoe, the housing having upper and lower inturned flanges, a glide member, the glide member being mounted within said shoe and normally extending below the base of said shoe, the glide member having a flange adapted to operate between the lower and upper flanges of said housing, and a spring arranged between said upper flange of the housing and said flange of the glide member.

2. In a glide for furniture, the combination of a shoe, the shoe having a base adapted to rest upon a floor, the shoe beinghollowed out from the base, a housing fixed within said shoe, the housing having up or and lower inturned flanges, the up r ange of the housing having a downwar ly extending flange, a cup shaped glide member, the glide member being mounted within said shoe and normally extending'belowthe base of, said shoe, the glide member having an outwardly extending flange adapted to operate-between B said upper and lower inturned flanges of the housing, and a coiled spring arran ed between seid upper flan e and within. said downwardly extending ange of said housing and said outwardly extending flange of said 16 glide member.

3. In a glide for furniture, the combination of a shoe, the shoe being constructed of rubber, means for fixing the shoe to a furniture leg, the shoe having a base adapted to 1 rest upon a floor, the shoe being hollowed out from its base, a metallic housing fixed within the shoe, the housing having up er and lower inturned flanges, a glide mem r, the glide member being mounted within said shoe 7 2 and normally extending below the base of said shoe, the glide member having a flange adapted to operate between the lower and upper flanges of said housing, and a spring arranged between said 11 per flange of the hous- 95 mg and said flange o the glide member.

4, In a glide for furniture, the combination of a shoe, the shoe being adapted to be fixed to the lower end of a chair leg, the shoe being constructed of rubber, the shoe having a base. to adapted to rest upon a floor, the shoe being hollowed out from the base, a glide member, the glide member being constructed of metal, the lids member being resiliently mounted within said. shoe and normally extending be-- 8e ond said base thereof, and the glide member eing adapted to rest upon the floor and be forcedwithin said shoe when said chair is occupied to permit said base of said shoe to on age the floor, w testimony whereof I afix my signature,

BRANCHE 0. RICE. 

